Dick Lehr

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Dick Lehr is an American journalist and author best known for co-writing the true-crime book "Black Mass," which chronicles the story of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and inspired the 2015 film adaptation.

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instanceOf book
film
journalist
non-fiction writer
person
adaptedInto Black Mass (2015 film)
author Dick Lehr
Gerard O'Neill
linked to: Gerard O’Neill
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize finalist (as part of Boston Globe team)
basedIn Boston
basedOn Black Mass
coAuthorOf Black Mass
coAuthorWith Gerard O'Neill
linked to: Gerard O’Neill
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Boston University
Harvard University
employer Boston University
The Boston Globe
fieldOfWork investigative journalism
organized crime reporting
genre non-fiction
true crime
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableWork Black Mass
Judgment Ridge
Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders
The Fence
The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide
The Underboss
The Underboss: The Rise and Fall of a Mafia Family
Whitey
Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
occupation author
journalist
professor
positionHeld investigative reporter
professor of journalism at Boston University
reporter at The Boston Globe
subject Whitey Bulger
subjectOf 2015 film Black Mass (as source author)
writesAbout corruption
criminal justice
organized crime

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